Broom



H. J. LAY

June 9, 1936.

BROOM Filed Nov. 26, "1934 Patented June 9, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to brooms and has for its object the provision of a broom which will hold its shape and may be used freely around furniture or other objects without being apt to mar the appearance or otherwise damage such objects. The

invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and will be hereinafter fully described, the novel feature being particularly defined in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure l is an elevation of a partly completed broom.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section through a broom in a more advanced stage of production.

Figure 3 is a view, partly in elevation and partly in section, of the completed broom.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 3. V

In practicing the present invention, a bunch of sweeping material, generally broom corn, indicated at l, forms a broom head and is disposed at its upper end within a metal band 2 which is circular with its ends overlapping, as shown at 3. The lower edge of this band is straight, while the upper edge is formed upon two parallel arcs, as will be understood upon reference to Figure 1. A

' handle 4, which is preferably of wood and slightly tapered upwardly, is inserted downwardly through the center of the bunch of sweeping material, as indicated in Figure 1, to a position in which its lower end will be disposed at the center of the bunch and within the lines of the circular retaining band or cap 2. Pressure is then applied to the device so that the band and the broom head will 3 be compressed into the elliptical form shown most -clearly in Figure 4, after which nails, indicated at 5, are driven through the overlapped ends of the band and into the handle. Staples, indicated at 6, are then driven through the band 2 4 into the upper end of the broom head or bunch of broom corn so that the brush will be firmly held in the band, although it will later dry out, it being well-known that broom corn or straw must be worked while it is clamp. The staples are arranged in an oblique series at each side of the handle so that the bunch or tuft I will be effectually and uniformly held in place by the staples.

The broom is then again compressed so that it will be very compact. After the brush has been thus formed and compressed, an outer layer of finer straw, indicated at I, is wound around the brush, the band 2 and the lower portion of the handle in the usual manner, and may be secured by stitching, indicated at 8, or by a compressed metal ring, indicated at 9, or by both, as may be preferred and may be deemed most desirable according to the size and dimensions of the broom head.

The broom constructed in accordance with the present invention saves material inasmuch as shorter corn may be used than has been heretol0 fore found practical. It eliminates the possibility of marring the furniture or other objects in a room in which the broom may be used inasmuch as the outer covering or wrapping of finer straw provides a cushion which will not have a scratch- 15 ing effect upon any object with which it may contact. The straw is Very firmly held by the band and the staples and, inasmuch as the band is nailed to the handle, the brush will not become loose on the handle. The compressed band holds 20 the straw very firmly even after it has dried so that the broom will hold its shape and provides an evenly distributed sweeping face or edge. The broom constructed according tothe present invention minimizes the necessity for skilled labor. 25

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A broom comprising a bunch of sweeping material defining a broom head, a metallic band having overlapped ends compressed about the upper end of the broom head, a handle disposed axially of the broom head with an end portion extending into the upper end portion of the broom head a distance greater than the depth of the band, fastening devices inserted through the overlapped ends of the band and into the handle and assisting in retaining the band and handle in place, staples arranged in groups at opposite sides of the handle, the individual bridges of the staples of each group as well as the groups themselves extending obliquely with respect to the length of the broom and the staples of each group being in close spaced relation to each other one above another with their arms extending through the band into the broom head for cooperating with the band to firmly secure the sweeping material, and an outer wrapping of sweeping material secured about the broom head and the portion of the handle projecting from the broom head.

HARRY J. LAY. 

